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The skin under the hair is also different. Facial hair tends to be thicker, and of a much more wiry texture than that on the head. The hair that guys grow naturally on their faces is a very different beast than what grows on the scalp, or elsewhere on the body, for that matter.

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Ironically, testosterone is also responsible for some terminal hair follicles reverting over time to vellus follicles – hence middle-aged scalp baldness (even in the presence of a full and manly beard!).

On the scalp, this cycle lasts for years on the face it is a matter of months.Īndrogenic hair growth is dependent on the hormone testosterone – the more testosterone a guy has, the more facial hair he will grow.

These steps include the active growth phase (anagen), the transitional phase (catagen- when growth stops) and the falling out phase (telogen). The hair on the scalp, like that on the face, grows in three steps – but the hair on the face has a much shorter growing phase. When it develops in puberty/adolescence, it is called androgenic hair. Men, in particular, may also develop terminal hair in place of vellus hair on the chest, limbs, feet, back, and face. When a person enters puberty, terminal hair replaces vellus hair on the pubic area and in the armpits. It is long, thick, and darker than hair elsewhere on the body.

Terminal hair – this is what grows on the head.

These hairs sprout from follicles which are not connected to an oil gland. It develops all over the body during childhood, with the exception of the lips, palms, soles, back of the ears, in the navel, on genital mucosa, and in scar tissue.

Vellus hair – is short, fine, and lightly coloured.

It falls out soon before or just after birth.

Lanugo hair – is the thick covering of fine hair which covers most newborn babies.

(Women can also have a tendency towards growing hair on the face, but this is usually to a much lesser extent than in men, and usually more so after menopause hits – but that’s another story).ĭifferent parts of the body sprout different types of hair: Unlike the hair we all have on our heads, facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in men, and guys begin to grow hair on their faces during adolescence.

To help answer the question we've asked our science team to uncover some of these differences so you can make better choices next time you go shopping. This may have raised a question in your mind as to why should beard hair be treated with different products to head hair. You may have noticed there are a lot of products especially for beards such as beard oil, beard shampoo and beard balm.